MILD CURED SALMON. 
BULLETIN 792, U. 8S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The stocks of mild cured salmon on January 15, 1918, amounted 
to approximately 3,000,000 pounds. 
They decreased to 1,872,920 
pounds on May 15, then increased until October 15, when the report 
showed. 7,123,756 pounds. 
quantity stored on October 15, 1917. 
This was 28.2 per cent more than thé 
The greatest increase occurred 
from July 15 to September 15, the increase during these months being 
more than 3,500,000 pounds. 
TaBLe 72.— Monthly storage holdings of mild cured salmon during 1918, and increase 
or decrease during each month. 
Month. 
August 2: 2222). See | ee. eee 1 ee 2 ee 
October=< Se. Bees ee eee ee. oe 
Holdings 
on fifteenth 
of month. 
TaBLE 73.—Monthly storage holdings of mild cured 
with those 
Reported for 1918. 
Holdings 
SHOE | Storages reported 
reporting. ou fif teen 
oi month. 
| Number. Pounds 
January.-:_ 32 Se. 2 51 2,993,133 
Kebruary-—* 22 =. 2 3 55 | 2,898,113 
Marche -. 3 Sa eae 8 55 | 2,357,490 
April] eee eee 8 52 1,984,135 
May >... See See oe 48 1,&72.920 
Sunes...» See: ee AG) 2A 50739 
July o> eee eee te 51 | 2,989,016 
August:22 22 Saeee - See 55) 5,149,811 
September. 23. 3852.2 46 | 6,576,869 
October) See Sees AGQe || Weel 238756 
November._ 2222. 38-2 52 6,904,758 
December. =. +s es 49 6.672,148 
of 1917. 
Storages 
reporting 
for both 
dates. 
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Relative 
percent- 
age. 
Per cent. 
42.0 
Increase or decrease 
during month. 
Pounds. 
95,020 
510,623 
— 232,610 
— 801,684 
= 8% 
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salmon during 1918 compared 
Comparison with 1917. 
1917. 
Pounds. 
3,480,362 
3.936,370 
2,729,941 
2,583,538 
2,245,249 
2,174,066 
2,249,416 
3,746,727 
3,587,187 
5,112,937 
4,716,159 
4,545,784 | 
1918. 
Pounds. 
2,290,198 
2,597,026 
1,977,408 
1,593,045 
1,522,497 
1,453,851 
1,912,394 
4.191, 811 
3,892,719 
6,557,023 
6,891,518 
6,670,818 
Increase 
or 
decrease. 
Per cent. 
